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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Easter Tuesday

St
Matthew 28: 18 – 20

18 Then Jesus came
to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore
go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age.”

Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Teaching. Teaching takes a lifetime of learning to listen and learning to put what we have learned into action. Before Easter, St Matthew's Cathedral in Brandon had a minister's estate library available for anyone to take the estate books for free. And being good Presbyterians, we love the word "free". We dived into the tables and tables of books at least three times, each time bringing home boxes of books. Last Wednesday we chose our last free books. One book I picked up was all dog-eared and well loved. The title was "Reading and Decency". What an odd title. But when I opened up the book to see what it was all about, my eyes full upon the publisher..... Society of St John the Evangelist. This was an Anglican Society of Brothers in Bracebridge Ontario. The Order is no longer, but the books they used to publish are worth their weight in gold. This book that I was holding, "Reading and Decency" is all about the proper stances and postures for Minister's in the Anglican Church as they celebrate Communion. What a gem! The book was published in 1945.
As I read this new -to-us book, I am struck that we have lost a lot of our understanding of "Reading and Decency". We must relearn and reteach the foundations of our Gospel. Let us go forth this day, ready to learn and ready to teach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer:Alleluia!Alleluia!Let us bless the Risen
Christ.We give our thanks to God,Alleluia!Alleluia!May the God of peace
who raised to life His only Son,our
Lord,make us ready to do His will each
day and in each moment.Maythe God of love who raised to life the Lamb
of Godstrengthen our hearts so with one
voice, we can go and make disciples of
all peoples.Through Jesus Christ our
Lord and Saviour.Now and forever.Amen.

About Me

A 51 year old Presbyterian Quilter - Museum Volunteer who still loves to sing "Jesus loves me" at the top of my lungs.... much to our next wall neighbours aching ears :) . These daily devotionals are written to bring you the Good News and inspiration into your day. And sometimes there are comments about life in the Manse, quilting, and Museum :)